The nature of alkaloids of ergoty pearl millet or bajra and its comparison with alkaloids of ergoty rye and ergoty wheat

Autor: Ramesh V. Bhat, P. G. Tulpule, D. N. Roy
Rok vydání: 1976
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Zdroj: Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 36:11-17
ISSN: 0041-008X
Popis: The chemical and biological nature of alkaloids of ergoty bajra, ergoty wheat, and ergoty rye was investigated. The alkaloid present in ergoty rye and wheat was mainly ergotamine, whereas the alkaloids present in ergoty bajra were mainly agroclavine and elymoclavine. Unlike the alkaloids of ergoty rye and ergoty wheat, the alkaloids of ergoty bajra did not respond in the cock's comb test, and on acid hydrolysis did not show any amino acid residues. The alkaloids from all three sources, when injected into chicks, produced drooping of the wings and weakness of the legs.
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